** known bugs ** o Too many popups if you 'make jpeg' multiple files at once o Trees and other tall/3-D doodads are cut off at the base o Certain animated doodads display incorrectly or not at all

To install or upgrade:- If you have WinZip 7.0 (http://www.winzip.com/) then you can just double-click on Setup.exe from inside the archive. WinZip should extract everything and all will be well.- Otherwise extract all the files to a temporary directory (doesn't matter where) and run Setup.exe from there. You can delete this temporary directory after Setup completes.

## If a setup error occurs, check out the very end of this file. ##

Once installed, run the program by any of these methods: - Right-click on any SCM, SCX, or CHK file and choose 'make jpeg' - Drag and drop any map or multiple maps onto the desktop icon - Run the program and select any desired map(s) for conversion

More details on operation: - When you run the program by itself, an Open Map dialog box will appear. You can select one map or multiple maps. If you choose multiple maps, you will not be able to specify the output file names or the map sizes. A normal image and a minimap image will be created for each map you selected; these will be saved with default names in the same directory the map comes from. - When you drag-and-drop, the same logic applies. Dragging one file will let you specify output name and size; dragging multiple files will follow the default behavior outlined above. - When using the 'make jpeg' option, you can always choose name and output size. It is NOT recommended to use the 'make jpeg' option with multiple files selected, because this will open up multiple output dialogs at the same time! This can flood your screen.

Credits to:===========. Campaign Creations for their documention of the CHK map format. Camelot Systems for revealing the mystical secrets of tilesets. Sean Mims for releasing the source code for his MPQ extractor. brainspin@hanmail.net for making a C code version of Sean's MPQ extractor, from which I have stolen extraction routines. The Independant JPEG Group for creating the wonderful libjpeg compression interface, which I use to create JPEG images. Blizzard for creating this wonderful game that let me waste... er, spend countless hours doing "background research"

Special no-thanks to Blizzard for using that damned unreadableMPQ archive format. I'll forgive them, but just this once :P

------- Legal stuff ------- The program is not related to, endorsed or supported by Blizzard Entertainment in any way. It is an independant third-party tool created by an individual, not an official Blizzard tool.

You use this program at your own risk. By installing, you agree that the creator is not responsible for any damages occuring due to use (or misuse) of the program. There is no promise that the software will work on your computer; it should, but it may not.

Blizzard, Starcraft and the Campaign Editor are all intellectual property of Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard does not endorse or support the use of the Map Image Generator. I am not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with Blizzard Entertainment. --- End of legal stuff ---

SETUP ERRORS:

If setup cannot find your Starcraft directory, your copy of SCis not properly installed. This will affect more than just myprogram; chances are your campaign editor doesn't work either.Try re-installing the game. Note that the shareware versionis not enough! You need a copy of the Campaign Editor, whichdoesn't come with Starcraft shareware.

If it can't copy SCMJPEG.EX_, SCMJPEG.EXE, or STORMING.DLL,make sure that your Starcraft directory is NOT read-only!Right-click on the Starcraft folder, choose Properties,and clear the read-only check box. Also delete any existingcopies of these files (there shouldn't be any).

If it could not register the "make jpeg" commands, do not worry.You will not have the "make jpeg" command on the drop-down menufor map files, but you will still be able to run the program fromthe desktop link. Drag-and-drop will also work. This onlyaffects a few users, probably if they are not Administrator butare running under Windows NT.